The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-11-08

eating beverages in this Kingdom threaten
the Welfare of individuals, of society ,and OF
the State, and severely tax the resources
of the country to restrain them;
1t NAV please the Honorable Legislature
to take steps for the earliest possible repeal
of the law licensing the sale of opium, and
for the prohibition of its importation and
sale Except under stringent conditions for
medical purpOses), and that
1t may further please them to pass such
restrictive measures upon the trade in and
use of intoxicating beverages as may check
the great evils arising therefrom.
We are, sir yours with respect,
FL. Lowrey, President; T. r. Walker,
Vice President; r. w. Podmore, Record
ing Secretary; E. o. White, Treasurer;
w. O. Smith and T. e. Thrum, Directors;
S. D. Fuller, General Secretary.
The petition was Referred to the Select
Committee.
Rep. PaehaOle presented petition from
Molokai, praying, LIST, that all useless Gov
eminent offices be abolished; I'd, that the
salaries of all Government officers be re-
duced Referred to Judiciary Committee.
Rep. Helekunihi presented a petition
from the district of Makawao, praying that
all useless Government offices be abolished;
that excessive Government officers salaries
be reduced that all offices of the Govern
ment be conducted on an economical
basis; that as soon as practicable meas
ures be taken to reduce the taxes; that
the independence of the country be
preserved Referred to the Miscellaneous
Committee.
Keep. Helekunihi presented another pc
tition from Makawao, praying that amend
ments be made to Articles 3. 81, "a, Al and
80 of the New Constitution that law be
passed prohibiting all Portuguese and
Norwegians from voting at elections. Re-
ferred to Judiciary Committee.
Rep. Nakaleka presented petition from
Molokai with forty-four signatures, pray
ing that the law authorizing the sale of
opium be continued, and not repealed
Referred to select committee.
Rep. Kamai presented a petition from
Hilo, praying that the introduction of spir-
ituous liquors into the Kingdom be prohib-
tied Referred to Judiciary Committee.
REPLY TO HIS MAJEsTY's SPEECH.
Noble Dole, from the special committee
of three, presented the following reply to
His Majesty's speech:
Your MAJEsTY-Sire: We, the Mobiles
and Representatives of the Kingdom, have
listened with pleasure to the sentiments
which fell from Your Majesty's lips in the
speech from the throne on the opening of
the Legislature, and we beg to assure Your
Majesty that the Opium Bill, the Act to
organize the military forces of the King
dom, the law relating to Notaries Public
and to corporations and other matters to
which Your Majesty calls our attention
shall receive our careful consideration and
action.
The circumstances connected with the
negotiation of the loan in London shall be
thoroughly investigated, and our decision
shall be such as shall in the premises APP
pear right and equitable and in strict con-
fOrmity with the provision of the Statute.
1t shall also be our duty, IN compliance
" tn suggestions from the throne, to make
UGH revisions and amendments in the law
regulating the Police Department, and also
in the Appropriation Bill of 1886, as shall
secure more responsible administration
and a suitable regard for the national reve-
nue.. Your Majesty may rest assured that
the matter of an economical administration
of the public service shall always be kept in
mind in our deliberations, and that our
conclusions shall be such as an unselfsh
patriotism may dictate.
We desire to congratulate Your Majesty
upon the successful issue of the negotia-
tions of Your Majesty's Government with
the United States of America, which have
resulted in the definite renewal of the treaty
of reciprocity for period of seven years,
and we take pleasure in expressing on this
occasion our approval of the granting to
the United States Government the excIu-
sive privilege of entering Pearl River Har-
Dor and establishing there coaling and
repairing station, it being a necessary con-
dition for the securing of this valuable con-
cession, while guaranteeing to the country
renewal of commercial prosperity. We
feel great satisfaction in the assurance that
it is without prejudice to Hawaiian juris-
dictiOn, and we agree with Your Majesty
that this event will ever be regarded as one
of the most important of those which have
signalized Your Majesty's reign.
The report was signed by the three mem
berS of the committee, George H. Dole, DR..
J. Wight and A. P. Kalaukoa.
On motion of Rep. G. Brown the reply
was adopted and ordered to be engrossed.
REPORT OF JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
Rep. c. Brown, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, presented the following report:
Hon. S. G. Wilder, President Legislative
Assembly, 1887, in Extraordinary Session
SIR: The Judiciary Committee, to whom
was referred the petition of the Evangelical
Association of the Island of Kauai, and in
PRODUCED by the Hon. w. H. Rice, praying
that the Opium law be repealed, and that
no licensefor the sale of intoxicating liquors
be granted outside of Honolulu, and the
petition of sixty residents of the district of
Kau, Island of Hawaii, praying that certain
changes be made in the Constitution, beg